Lantern in the Night

I saw the end
I saw the ending at the start
Though I never said a word aloud
I knew it in my heart

All I ever wanted
Was to make the smiles real
I felt that was worth the hurt
And time it took to heal

Though I knew I never could
I swore I’d make it through
If you repeat ideas enough
It doesn’t make them true

I tried
To force my circles into squares
And I denied
That what I wanted wasn’t there
I looked for light
In corners darker than the dark side of the moon
But still, in spite of you
I shine
Like a lantern in the night
Nowhere to hide
You’ve never seen me shine so bright
As I do tonight

You clipped my wings and cut my claws
I let it happen then
I didn’t know what I was missing
Until they grew again

So though it hurt, and oh it hurt
I tore myself away
Sometimes you've gotta bleed before you heal enough
To keep the dark at bay

I could see so well in the night
That I felt blinded by the sun
But easy doesn’t make it right
Sometimes it’s better just to run

I tried
To force my circles into squares
And I denied
That what I wanted wasn’t there
I looked for light
In corners darker than the dark side of the moon
But still, in spite of you
I shine
Like a lantern in the night
Nowhere to hide
You’ve never seen me shine so bright
As I do tonight

I’m free
I fly
I live
I shine

I tried
To force my circles into squares
And I denied
That what I wanted wasn’t there
I looked for light
In corners darker than the dark side of the moon
But still, in spite of you
I shine